Austria, Imperial. A First War Austrian Ribbon Bar Auction with a vertical broad pinback

with a vertical broad pinback

The underside of the headband is supported by a stitched hard leather band and a cork strip at the front

late in the war he was transferred to France

/ Kuban-Ks

loop for suspension marked “KO” (Königliches Münzamt Orden

Austria, Imperial. A First War Austrian Ribbon Bar Auction with a vertical broad pinback(Banschnalle). A large ribbon bar with two decorations, including an Order of Leopold with small decoration of an enamelled crown with war decoration in gilded bronze, and a Military Merit Cross with Swords and small insignia with war decoration, attached to a 48 mm long bar, reverse presents horizontal pinback, and in overall extremely fine condition.